Daily Republican., 1887-01-20

= rreseseie = 81 ths Legislature.
Down, Jan. is.-rhs 6ensss asssm-
bled ~ II p. IN.
Mr. Bacon gave notIos tbst he would
ss-morrow or some future day offer an
Act 70 authorlEs ths Levy Court of Sus-
seY County 70 fund the debt Of said
Hr. Cooper offered . joint rssolu tion ,
which was read and adopted, appoint.
Ing . special commtttee Of Two on the
part OF the Senate and three on the part
OF the House to consider that part of
the Governors inaugural address in 70.
iatiou 10 the proper celebration Of the
anniversary Of the Signing OF the Con-
sti,ution.
Msssr,. Cooper and Mcwhofter were
named on the part Of the Senate.
Mr.. Dormsn presented . petition di.
vorcipg Mary La 6Alle from William
?. La Balls.
A. the afternoon session Mr.. Bacon
presented . bill OF go II due r. W.
Roop.
Dr. Lewis, from the Committee on
Corporations. reported favorably upon
the following bills:
An sct 70 Incorporate The Rebmsn o
Library Association; an aca TO inoorpo.
rate Tho Wilmington Trsssfer Com
pany; an aot 70 incorporate The Lobdell
Oar Wheel Company; an act to incor.
porAts the Smyrna Hose Company.
Or motion Of DIR. Lewis the bill 10
10 corporate The Smyrna Hose Com
psuy was read . third time ana passed.
On motion OF Mr.. M,W hortsr the bill
10 incorporA the Wilmington Trans.
portAton Company was read third
tlDe and passed.
Mr. Mowhorser called up the bill to
incorporate the Ancient Order OF Hiber-
uisns, Division No. z. The bill was
read third time Q AID passed..
Mr.. McWhorter presented the follow
ina Communication, which WAS read:
GEsTLEMEN: At . meeting OF the
Council, held this evening, II Was In
structed to present to youy honorable
body tho request Of "the Council" that
In all matters before the General As
|sembly relating 70 streets, sewers,
drains and other matters affecting the
city Of Wilmington, fnsl action shall
not be taken before the proper represen.
tatives of the city have been heard
from. Respectfully,
Clerk OF Council.
The clerk OF the House being admit
ted announced the concurrence OF tht
Houte in the Senate joint resolution tC
suppress oom bipAti0ns, with an amend
msnJ to allow the committee TO At In
Wilmington and hear all the grievances
the people Of that city may have. The
reeol ution WAS non coucurred In,
On motion Of Senator Nc w horter the
Senate passed joint resolution 70 pas
Enoch Moore SCALA for repairs Il
sloop Blue Wing.
The bill TO reincorporAte the Lobdel
Oar Wheel Company WAS read third
Iime and passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met At II .. m.
Mr.. Ware introduced . bill to incor r
porate the Gilpin Avenue Club StaDi'
COMPANY. On motien of the eame gen
tleman, the bill to renew the charters o
the Diamond State Loan Association
and the bill TO incorporate the Com b
Coal and Leather Company were read |
second time and referred to the Com
mittee On Private Corporations. Mr.
Smalley introd ucod q bill to inoorporat
ChristiAna Lodge, No o. I. o. g. T.
Mr.. NoIney reported back from tn
ICommirtee on j Judiciary the bill to de
fine the meaning OF bona fde oiti
zen, and moved Its passage. The con
siitutionality Of the bill was questionet
by DIR. Chandler, and after discussion
which brought out, as already stated
,hat the bill was intended to protect tn
ash and oyster inSsrests, on motion O
Mr.. Taylor tbs bill was laid over on
week.
Mr.. Mccoy gave notice OF q bill q
lowing the Mayor and Council OF Ne,
CasAe 10 borrow 81, 900, for the purpos
OF buying n steam fire engine.
Mr.. Jones presented q bill, amoun'
ling TO S66.75, for cleaning the Star
House preparatory to the meeting c
the Legislature. Referred to the Con
mittee on Claims.
Speaker McCAbe called Mr.. Ware /
the chair. and presented four petition
from United School District No. 81, /
Baltimore Hundred, praying thai
may be disunited. Referred to the Con
riittee on Education.
Il On motion Of Mr.. Harrir gton ii
lclerk was instructed to notify the SeI
Alto that the House was ready TO 90 ipt
Joint session for election OF Unite
Safes Senator, and at IL IA the Sena,
. L - ~ oha tbOR HoAtdt ppohkGE SOiIlI
In the chair. The journals OF the tw
houses were road and compared, an
Speaker Collins OF the Senate declare
George Gray elected United States Sci
ator for the six years commencing Il
, fourth day OF March next. The cert
! icates of election were signed by u
} speakers and read. At IL 80 the hous
serarated and the House adjourned.
The House met at 8 p IN.
Mr.. Ware presented . petition fro
Wilmington City Council asking TIL
Ill legislation affecting corporate inte
tests OF that city be withheld from fin
passage until the Council shall have 8
opportunity to examine them.
Mr. Harrington presented q petite
irc IN Mary Il. Dill, of Milford, askii
divorce from her husband. Refer,
to the Divorce COMMITTEES.
ii Upon Mr.. NOrney's motion the Sc
ate Joint resolution appointing col
j. mittee 10 Investigate the Wilminet'
mbina.lons to enhance the value
household necessities, laid over fro
last Wednesday. and after beil
amsnded by Mr.. Norney 80 as to stri
tut the clause enabling the commit
TO employ an attorney, was after CO.
h siderable discussion passed. Messl
Norney, Ware, Harrin9 ton, Temple al
Wilson were appointed ON the part
\ the House. The am ndment empowe
i the commit,ee to sit In Wilmingtc
hear complaints and eend for peTso
and papers by suubp4na
Mr.. Ware In reduced and had read
bill relating to charter of the All
; Dredging Company.
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